Saturday, October 24, 2015

Mother Saraswati

Goddess Saraswati is theHindugoddessof knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning.She is a part of the trinity of Saraswati, LakshmiandParvati. All the three forms help the trinity ofBrahma,Vishnuand Shiva to create, maintain and regenerate-recycle the Universe respectively. The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a goddess is inRigveda. She has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic age through modern times of Hindu traditions.Some Hindus celebrate the festival ofVasant Panchami(the fifth day of spring) in her honourand mark the day by helping young children learn how to write alphabets on that day. Saraswati is revered as a goddess of knowledge, music and arts is also found outside India, such as in Japan, Vietnam, Bali (Indonesia) and Myanmar.